by Patrick | Jun 2, 2015 | art, art as language, drawing, Environment, oil, painting, pastels
It started with sunshine tempting a sojourn on a garden seat surrounded by honeysuckle. I had been watching it coming into bloom, and a couple of day’s sunshine brought it out in full colour. First step always these days is the camera, which I use instead of drawing....
by Patrick | May 11, 2015 | art, art as language, drawing, oil, painting, pastels, Remembrance
The exhibition is over, the work either delivered to patrons or stacked in the garage. In the 12 days it was on 400 people came to see the show, and I sold a dozen pieces, including one of the large drawings. Biggest surprise of all was when my partner demanded that...
by Patrick | Mar 8, 2015 | art, art as language, drawing, oil, painting, pastels
I’ve been playing with cutting up and collaging imagery. I have been using an Albers-like square to explore colour in plants from the garden. Sometimes I have been mixing the mark with imagery directly, not in the sense of filling colour into the image but treating...
by Patrick | Feb 9, 2015 | art, art as language, drawing, Lifestyle, oil, painting, pastels
My last blog was on November 7th. Time passes and you may be wondering why the previous rhythm of postings has been disrupted. In that post I commented that the “development of ideas never quite seems to go in straight lines”. Then I was grappling with ideas and...
by Patrick | Nov 22, 2014 | art, art as language, drawing, oil, painting, pastels
In the Renaissance art was read by most people. The visual language artists employed was comprehensible to most. Literacy was limited and usually the written word served those who ruled – primarily the Church and the armed warriors of the aristocracy who protected and...
by Patrick | Nov 7, 2014 | art, art as language, drawing, oil, painting
The trouble is development of ideas never quite seems to go in straight lines. Perhaps it is ideas moving in parallel, but the grid I was working with last week went into stasis this week and I was swept away by the waves again. From the colour plays that are...
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